Deaf \Deaf\ (d[e^]f or d[=e]f; 277), a. [OE. def, deaf, deef,
AS. de['a]f; akin to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan.
d["o]v, Sw. d["o]f, Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the
original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses),
and perh. to Gr. tyflo`s (for qyflo`s) blind, ty^fos smoke,
vapor, folly, and to G. toben to rage. Cf. Dumb.]
1. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part;
unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf
man.
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Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. --Shak.
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2. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive;
regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or
exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason.
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O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! --Shak.
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3. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
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Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight.
--Dryden.
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4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [R.]
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A deaf murmur through the squadron went. --Dryden.
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5. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs.
or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they
[peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds
will be deaf, void, light, and naught. --Holland.
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DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND. A man born deaf, dumb, and blind, is considered an
idiot. (q.v.) 1 Bl. Com. 304; F. N. B. 233; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2111.
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